STREAMING VIDEO

Moving video has long been the recognised as a powerful and effective medium for portraying and demonstrating a company's products and facilities.

However, duplicating and delivery costs can move such a product outside of an acceptable budget since in some cases it can double the cost.

NOT ANY MORE

Odyssey UK now offers its clients cost effective streaming video. This means that any video can be placed on your web site and can be viewed IN REAL TIME without the need to download any files wherever the viewer is.

We convert your video into a standard PC file which will play on Windows media player, supplied in all of the Windows package versions.

Should your industry be Apple Mac orientated, QuickTime, versions can also be offered.

Dial up (modem) and Broadband options are both taken into account offering the viewer all necessary combinations.

[Click here to see an example of an Odyssey UK video]
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internet video streaming

Real Player
In order for viewers to see a Real Player streaming video presentation, the user must have Real Player installed on his or her computer. Real Player has a free download version or other versions can be purchased for around £29.99  This streaming video format can accommodate many different types of internet connection speeds and operating systems

Real Player
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Windows Media
Most Computers these days comes with a Windows Media Player.  It is usually found in a folder called accessories or entertainment.  

Picture Quality:
Depending on the connection speed you think your viewers will be connecting, that should be the format setting when creating  your video clips.  The faster the connection, the better the video & audio quality of your video.  However, the slower Internet connections can not handle the data fast enough to achieve high quality video, so something must be sacrificed. The first thing to suffer is picture quality.  Normally, video has 30 frames or pictures per second. 
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WHICH PLAYER TO USE
COMPRESSION QUALITY EXPLAINED

 
  • 28k (very low quality)
  • 56k (low quality)   Files created for 56k may be reduced to maybe 1 or 2 frames per second.  The picture quality also suffers at the same time with a fuzzy looking picture, especially if there is a lot of motion or people in the picture.  However the audio still streams fluidly without stopping very often to buffer. 
  • 56k Slide Show (clear frame quality)  Files created for 56k modems using the "Real Slide Show" format captures clear, sharp images, but drops lots of frames.  The image will change every 3-4 seconds instead of the regular 30 frames per second.  In many cases, this format works best for slower internet connections if you need good quality looking images. It works very well for products but does not work so well with people. 
  • Single ISDN (adequate quality)  Files created for ISDN (128k) users offers far better quality than the files created for 56k users.  The number of frames is about 4-5 frames per second.  The picture is still a little fuzzy, but for some video clips, this works well.  It also plays on 56k modems without buffering if the clip is small enough.  NOTE: The slide show 56k files have a sharper picture than that of the ISDN files with moving video. 
  • DSL/Cable Modem (good quality)  At high speed access like DSL/Cable, you can get about 10 frames per second in you real media clip.  This is currently an acceptable standard for streaming video with high speed access but can not work at 56k without severe buffering (interruptions). 
  • Corporate LAN (best quality)

 
WEB SITES AND SALES FROM THEM
INTERACTIVE E-BROCHURE
LIVE VIDEO ON SITE
Our talented professionals produce sites that are attractive and user friendly. Our programs then converts spectators into paying customers. [find out more]
Interactive e-brochures offer a perfect alternative or even complete replacement for paper based brochures. [find out more]
Potential clients in Slough or Sydney can view your products, plant or facilities with full motion video live at the touch of a button. [find out more]

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